Daily Teaching for Saturday, July 27th
People’s poor behavior is rooted in their woundedness. Even with that understanding, if their behavior is destructive the best thing to do is to step away rather than become collateral damage. Far too...
View ArticleThe Value of Community
One of the things we are dealing with in the small denomination I helped to found over a decade ago is that some members don’t seem to understand the value of community, or what it means to be lifted...
View ArticleEvery Family is Dysfunctional
It’s time to get over it. Yours is not the only dysfunctional family of origin. In fact, the fully functional family of origin is a fiction of TV land. Is there any post pubescent member of the Brady...
View ArticleUntil you can show me…
Until you can show me a “functional family,” stop bitching about your dysfunctional family and get your own shit in order. Beyond a certain age, say 18, nobody wants to hear your excuses. Your time...
View ArticleWhat is Truth?
I suppose all of us, at one time or another, are tempted to stretch the truth – sometimes beyond the breaking point. It seems that in contemporary society truth has become a disposable commodity not...
View ArticleCriticism
There will always be those who don’t like the decisions we make, especially when our decisions call others into a stance of assuming an appropriate level of responsibility. You only have to ask any...
View ArticleImportant Lessons
No matter who you are or believe you are: It’s not all about you. Nobody owes you anything. Actions have consequences. There is only so much anybody is going to take from you. Filed under: Daily...
View ArticleJerking for Jesus
Let’s be clear. If you belong to a church or other religious or spiritual organization that doesn’t want to address the tough issues, that doesn’t want to take a tough stand, that doesn’t want to...
View ArticlePromises and Other Lies
We have all heard it said that we shouldn’t make a promise we cannot keep. I agree completely. We also shouldn’t make a promise we don’t understand. That’s why we are supposed to read the fine print on...
View ArticleDaily Teaching for Thursday, December 26th
Freedom of Speech does not absolve us of responsibility for the content of our speech.Filed under: Daily Teaching Tagged: consequences, responsibility
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